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Alexandria Technical & Community College

Alexandria, Minnesota·Public, 2-year·Plains·alextech.edu
6-yr Graduation
60%
Total enrollment
3,281
peer median 2,806
Avg net price
$14,150
+$605 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
60%
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
51%
Non-Pell
63%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 60 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 49 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
60
Passing
11
18.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs
  • Passing11 · 18.3%
  • No Data49 · 81.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
3
Safe
7
No data
49

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+6.0%
$38,696 vs $36,491
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+17.2%
$42,774 vs $36,491
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+17.8%
$42,995 vs $36,491
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+21.0%
$44,165 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+27.6%
$46,559 vs $36,491
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+30.0%
$47,421 vs $36,491
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+38.9%
$50,682 vs $36,491
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+83.8%
$67,066 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

11
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
27%
$12,000 debt · $44,165 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
26%
$12,000 debt · $46,559 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$17,000 debt · $68,050 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
23%
$12,000 debt · $53,369 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
22%
$8,578 debt · $38,696 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
21%
$8,899 debt · $42,774 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
18%
$12,000 debt · $67,066 earn
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
16%
$12,000 debt · $73,919 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1980Next review Aug 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 2

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. May 2014Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,722
$30–48k$10,618
$48–75k$12,341
$75–110k$15,922
$110k+$17,977

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,150
+$605vs Community College median $13,546
Federal loans
19.2%
In-state tuition
$6,213
Out-of-state
$6,213

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 657 students received $3.2M in Pell grants, alongside $3.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
657
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.2M
$3,154,017 total
Direct Loans
$3.6M
989 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
0k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
444 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.0M
533 loan awards
Parent PLUS$112K
12 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 564 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (1.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
564
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.4%
2017
9.6%
2018
4.7%
2019
1.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Alextech

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

341 total completions
01Security/Protective
6218.2%
02Health Professions
5516.1%
03Liberal Arts
5115.0%
04Business
4412.9%
05Engineering Tech
277.9%
06Mechanic
277.9%
07Computer Sciences
257.3%
08Visual/Performing Arts
247.0%
09Education
133.8%
10Parks/Recreation
133.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
3,281
12-mo unduplicated
4,249
Undergraduate
4,249
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
48%2,054
Women
52%2,195

Race / ethnicity composition

White
82.7%
Hispanic
6.7%
Unknown
4.7%
Two or more
2.9%
Black
2.2%
Asian
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Non-resident
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
148
113 M · 35 W
Women athletes
23.6%
Athletic aid
$9K
Total student aid
Budget
$459K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$6K
$4K
Recruiting expense
$615
$615
Head-coach salaries
$15K
$11K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
38 M ·
$64K
Soccer
17 M · 14 W
$76K
Golf
12 M · 6 W
$64K
Volleyball
· 11 W
$53K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.35
1 offenses · 2,865 students

3-year trend

0.392 yrs ago0.391 yr ago0.35Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
22.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
69

Alextech vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Alextech selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAlexandria Technical & Community College
60%3,281$14,150Community College
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
3,695$11,898Community College
Lake Superior College
4,074$16,050Community College
Minnesota State College Southeast
2,331$15,548Community College
Pine Technical & Community College
1,794$10,281Community College
Northwest Technical College
978$12,941Community College
Peer group median60%2,806$13,546

Frequently asked questions about Alexandria Technical & Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Alextech.

What is the graduation rate at Alexandria Technical & Community College?

Alexandria Technical & Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 60% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Alexandria Technical & Community College?

Alexandria Technical & Community College reports a total enrollment of 3,281 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Alexandria Technical & Community College?

The average net price at Alexandria Technical & Community College is $14,150 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Alexandria Technical & Community College located?

Alexandria Technical & Community College is located in Alexandria, Minnesota 56308.

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